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Australian Press Council

The Australian Press Council was established in 1976 and is responsible for promoting good standards of media practice, community access to information of public interest, and freedom of expression through the media.

The Press Council is also the principal body with responsibility for responding to complaints about Australian newspapers, magazines and associated digital outlets. 

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Latest News

The Australian: The Press Council has decided that a cartoon about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris breached its Standards of Practice.

The Daily Telegraph: The Press Council has decided that a reader’s letter published in The Daily Telegraph did not breach its Standards of Practice.

The Weekly Times: The Press Council has upheld a complaint by Professor David Lindenmayer.

The Daily Telegraph: The Press Council has decided that an article about a serial killer who was released from prison partially breached its Standards of Practice.

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